Hot wheels: Begley paid €1.7k for e-bike during election
*Cllr Michael Begley (IND) second from right. CLARE’s longest serving councillor paid almost €2,000 to acquire an e-bike in advance of last year’s local elections.
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Scariff RFC get green light for all-weather pitch & padel facility
*Photograph: Antonio Marcos SCARIFF RFC have been granted planning permission for a new all-weather pitch and padel facility at their grounds in Fossabeg.
Councillors declare €106k in election expenses
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A TOTAL of €106,352.35 was the spend by the 28 elected members of Clare County Council in their declaration of expenses for last year’s local elections.
Chance for upgraded hospital in Ennis ‘the opportunity of a lifetime’
*Ennis Hospital. FIGHTING to get an emergency department for Ennis represents “the opportunity of a lifetime” for politicians in the county.
New vision for Coláiste Eoghan Uí Chomhraidhe set out
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon PLANS have been lodged to turn a former Irish college in Carrigaholt into “a residential cultural and educational centre with overnight visitor accommodation”.
Remains of unsafe trees carved into sculptures at Shannon Town Park
*Elected Members and local authority staff of Shannon MD pictured with Councillor Pat O’Gorman, Cathaoirleach of Shannon MD at the unveiling of tree sculptures at Shannon Town Park, County Clare. Photograph: Eamon Ward IN A first for a public park in Clare, the remains of felled trees have been transformed into sculptures.
Fahy Beg wind farm to proceed after High Court dismisses objectors’ judicial review challenge
*Objections had been lodged by over 300 people. THE High Court has dismissed objectors’ judicial review challenge against the green light for a 579 ft high eight turbine wind farm for lands in south east Clare.
Kilkee & Spanish Point deemed safe to swim in this weekend after extra water sampling
BOTH KILKEE and Spanish Point have been deemed safe to swim in this weekend.
Kilkee latest Clare beach hit with advisory not to swim notice
*Kilkee A SECOND advisory notice not to swim at a Clare beach has been issued in the space of two days, this time for Kilkee.
Council issue advisory notice not to swim at Spanish Point
An advisory notice not to swim at Spanish Point has been introduced by Clare County Council.